Nord Krauskopf: Difference between revisions

'''Nord Krauskopf''' (January 26, 1922 - 1994) was a [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Winston Cup Series]] race car owner whose career spanned from [[1966 in NASCAR|1966]] to [[1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1977]].<ref name="nord">{{cite web | url = http://racing-reference.info/owner/Nord_Krauskopf | title = Nord Krauskopf career information | publisher = Racing Reference | accessdate = 2011-07-20}}</ref> He was the owner of [[K&K Insurance]] and a part of the business since its foundation in 1952.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.freewebs.com/danno340/kkd/66-67.html | title = Career of Nord Krauskopf (1966–67) | publisher = Freewebs | accessdate = 2011-07-21 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121024213639/http://www.freewebs.com/danno340/kkd/66-67.html | archivedate = 2012-10-24 | df = }}</ref> This was a position that he kept in the corporate world while having a second career in the motorsports industry as a car owner. This dual role lasted until the 1970s when he left the NASCAR circuit to focus on running his insurance company.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kandkinsurance.com/Pages/CompanyHistory.aspx | title = Company history - K&K Insurance | publisher = K&K Insurance | accessdate = 2011-07-25}}</ref> His team would field mostly [[Dodge Charger]]s and [[Dodge Daytona]]s to the Cup Series races.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/bobby-isaacs-kk-insurance-nascar-chargers/ | title = Bobby Isaac and the K&K Insurance NASCAR Chargers | publisher = Street Legal TV | accessdate = 2011-07-25}}</ref>